OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for OUTDOOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support S. 704 and H.R. 2071 The United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation with the goal of reducing tariffs on recreational performance outerwear. Support S. 1069 the Affordable Footwear Act-- reducing tariffs on footwear in outdoor recreational pursuits. Support S. 968 - Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act with the goal of strengthening laws to prevent online counterfeiting of products. Met with USTR to discuss priorities for treatment of textiles and apparel during upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations. Encouraged the Integratation of textile and apparel products into the Market Access negotiations, with no separate chapter or separate provisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 704 (112th), S. 1069 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), S. 968 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2584: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. OIA supported funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Support full funding for the Land and Water and Conservation Fund through support for S. 1265: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th), S. 1265 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Support Department of the Interior, Secretarial Order 3310, Bureau of Lands Management Wild Lands including sending letters to House Chairman and Ranking Members of the Natural Resources Committee. Support passage of H.R. 587 and S. 896; Public Lands Service Corps Act to expand the Youth Corp on Public Lands. Support funding for urban recreation infrastructure in H.R. 709: Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act. Oppose H.R. 1581 and S. 1087: Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011. Oppose the unilateral release of Wilderness Study Areas and Roadless Areas not recommended for wilderness protection by Congress. Provided input to Department of Interior and White House on focus for America's Great Outdoors Initiative.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1087 (112th), S. 896 (112th), H.R. 709 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), H.R. 587 (112th)